Just finished Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Its just brilliance, its one book I can safely say I'll never forget. The author's power to convey scent through words is amazing, and the book never loses pace but keeps you gripped to the end. It took me a while to get into it though, just because the protagonist is so inhuman that its pretty hard to feel anything for him at first, but then after watching the film last night I'm so much gladder its that way. They make him far too sympathetic and hollywood.
Started Frankenstein a few days ago. I'm learning to love the writing style, although its quite different from the books I usually go for, a lot flouncier, which usually irritates me, but it still flows reasonably well.
That's definitely something I want to read, Linds. Thanks :) And and 1984 is one of my favourite books too.
Athiri, that's something on my bookshelf that I'm waiting to read!
I've just finished The Help and I'm now starting on Cormac McArthy's The Road.
I'm still ploughing through the pile of books I got for my birthday back in September!
This is a good book, if slightly unrealistic.
But I'm finding it hard to read because it is essentially about dsyfunctional families and does obliquly refer to self harm and depression and things which are hard to read about and many of the family are manipulative and remind me of my family in a lot of ways.
Now halfway through "Her Fearful Symmetry" by Audrey Niffenegger.
What are you thinking of it?
I enjoyed it; it was a nice easy read, nothing too challenging and it's not novel brilliance but it's certainly pleasurable to read!
Finished The Road yesterday, I'm now starting The Other Hand... I have no idea what it's about yet, and it really doesn't say anything on the blurb... But I think I'm enjoying it.
What are you thinking of it?
I enjoyed it; it was a nice easy read, nothing too challenging and it's not novel brilliance but it's certainly pleasurable to read!
Finished The Road yesterday, I'm now starting The Other Hand... I have no idea what it's about yet, and it really doesn't say anything on the blurb... But I think I'm enjoying it.
It's been neglected for almost two months now due to Uni, but I was really enjoying it :)
Read Harry Potter 3 :). Win.
About to read 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' when it finally comes through from Amazon.
Oh, also just read 'Skin' by Adrienne Vrettos.
Have a lot on the go atm, damn you late library closing times. So i'll throw in Stephen King - Desperation, 90's King is gradually becoming as deranged as 80's lol. A collection of poems about the moon, some Goosebumps and Kraken by China Mieville.
~ 'Paint the skyscrapers with huge totem faces and goblin tikis, and every evening what's left of mankind will retreat to empty zoos and lock itself in cages as protection against the bears and big cats and wolves that pace and watch us from outside the cage bars at night'- Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
~ We'll float around, hang out on clouds, then we'll come down and have a hangover... ~ Feel free to PM ^.^
In the middle of reading Vampire Diaries The Return : Shadow Souls.
It's not as good as the first few. I'm finding it pretty slow, in my opinion nothing very exciting has happened yet and I'm just over 15 chapters in.
At the moment I'm reading:
Poppy Shakespeare
More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
Kiss Me Judas
Harry Potter 6
Emilie Autumn's Autobiography
Pig Heart Boy
And I've just finished:
Girl, Interrupted
Blood, Sweat and Tea
In Stitches
Moab is my Washpot
Got to start soon:
Mrs Fry's Diary
Dead Men Walking
The Fry Chronicles
Gears of War (comic book)
Yes I have alot of books on the go at once, I get bored otherwise...
The world is just illusion always trying to change me.
You will find wonder wherever you can, and spread joy whenever you are able.
I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure, that had long appeared dead, divide within me. - Frankenstein.
Ghostgirl : homecoming: I liked the first one much better...
Vampire Kisses 3 : Vampireville : I liked them much better then Twilight...e_O seems more real.
Emily the Strange : stranger and stranger: Really good, funny, easy read.
